Dragon Hobby Horse

A special commission was received to design a dragon hobby horse, based on one particular childs favourite film character. On these occasions, the design is started from scratch and the whole process is very fulfilling.

 

Carpenter and Cook

Dan also has a creative side in the kitchen. What would you do if your daughter requested ‘a sleeping dragon birthday cake’! While I wondered where on earth we would find such a thing, Dan just went ahead and came up with this brilliant icing creation. Needless to say there was on majorly chuffed 5 year old little girl on her birthday!

 

Finishing Touches

Dan hand paints each and every horse with beautiful scrollwork. Here he adds the finishing touches to his hobby horses ready for the Christmas fairs.

It can chilly in his workshop, hence the outdoor clothing! If this were a podcast, you’d be able to hear him singing along to his MP3 player!!

 

This Blog Reviewed

Thanks are due to Keith of Pureplay for reviewing this new blog. Its nice to be noticed, even nicer to be complimented, and wonderful to read he has categorised the review under the heading of ‘entrepreneur’!!!

 

Hobby Horse Features in the Irish Independent

This Monday 18th December the Irish Independent, a national Irish newspaper, featured Hobby Horse Toys in an article about quality Irish made gifts to buy for your loved ones this Christmas. A copy of the article will appear here on this blog as soon as my scanner decides to co-operate!

 

Hobby Horse Toys Workshop on-line

I am a fly on the wall in the workshop of Dan Hillman, the creator of Hobby Horse Toys. I’ll be bringing you images of his work in progress and regular snippets from around Dans homestead in rural Ireland. If (or more likely ‘when’) you fall in love with Dans creations, you can visit his website at www.hobbyhorsetoys.com to place an order, or email him on dan[at]hobbyhorsetoys.com He is always more than delighted to deal direct with his customers, and also thrives on custom made requests.